Aldosterone secretion during high sodium cerebrospinal fluid perfusion of the brain ventricles

Conscious sheep with permanent indwelling cannulae in the lateral ventricles and the cisterna magna were Na depleted and then perfused for 9 h with an artificial CSF solution. There were 3 experimental groups: Group I (n=5) received perfusion with aritifical CSF containing NA 170 MEq./1, Group II (n=7) received perfusion with artificial CSF containing Na 145 mEq./1, Group III (n=7) received no perfusion. In Group I the blood aldosterone level fell from 26.4 +/- 7.4 to 8.6 +/- 2.3 ng/100 ml by 9 h after perfusion. There was no significant change in plasma [Na] or [K], blood angiotensin II or plasma renin concentration. Blood cortisol and corticosterone levels rose. There was also a fall in post-perfusion. Group III showed no significant change in blood aldosterone concentration. Multivariate statistical analysis showed that the fall in aldosterone levels during 170 mEq./l Na perfusion could not be accounted for by changes, either alone or together, of ACTH as evidenced by alteration in blood cortisol or corticosterone, or by change of plasma [Na], [K] or renin concentrations. This data supports the hypothesis of an additional factor which may be of CNS origin being involved in the control of aldosterone secretion.     

Calciphylaxis in man. A syndrome of tissue necrosis and vascular calcification in 11 patients with chronic renal failure

Eleven patients with chronic renal failure and presumed secondary hyperparathyroidism developed a syndrome of medial calcinosis of the arteries and painful ischemic ulcers of the fingers, legs, or thighs, or any combination of the three. Five patients required maintenance hemodialysis; six had functioning renal homografts. Severe hyperphosphatemia had existed in each; seven showed roentgenographic evidence of subperiosteal resorption. Similarities are evident between the lesions and experimentally produced calciphylaxix. The lesions demonstrated a relentless, progressive course, with serious morbidity and mortality. Hyperplastic or adenomatours parathyroid tissue was removed from ten of 11 patients unergoing surgical procedures; healing followed in seven patients. Treatment with phosphate-binding antacids to lower serum phosphorus levels may prevent this syndrome. Total or subtotal parathyroidectomy should be considered when ischemic skin lesions appear in uremic patients or in renal transplant recipients.     

提高白肋烟质量及其可用性的技术研究

为解决国产白肋烟烟碱含量偏高、白肋烟特征香气不显著等问题 ,提高其质量及可用性 ,于1999- 2 0 0 1年对我国白肋烟的品种选育、高香味适宜烟碱栽培调制技术、质量与香味成分的关系、醇化技术等进行了系统研究。确定了目前国内产区生产优质白肋烟的品种 ;明确了降低烟碱含量和生产优质白肋烟的关键技术措施 ;揭示了国内外、国内不同地区、不同部位白肋烟的香味物质组成及其异同 ,考察了生长、采收和调制过程中国产白肋烟 2 0种重要香味成分的变化 ;找到了白肋烟醇化过程中烟叶品质的变化规律及醇化的最佳技术条件     

醇化过程中白肋烟香味成分含量的变化

对醇化过程中白肋烟香味成分含量的变化进行了研究。结果表明 ,在醇化过程中白肋烟香味成分含量发生了明显变化。在所测定的 17种中性香味成分中 ,许多中性香味成分含量在醇化过程中呈明显增加趋势 ,增加幅度较大的成分有糠醛、糠醇、苯甲醛、苯乙醇、氧化异佛尔酮、巨豆三烯酮和金合欢基丙酮等。在所测定的 12种碱性香味成分中 ,有吡啶、2 ,3-二甲基吡嗪、2 ,5 -二甲基吡嗪、2 ,3,5 -三甲基吡嗪、四甲基吡嗪、2 -乙酰基吡啶等 6种重要碱性香气成分含量有明显增加 ,但碱性成分总含量在醇化过程中呈大幅下降趋势。     

组合积分系统在烟草工艺过程中的应用

烟草工艺过程中采用常规的PID控制算法或人工智能方法等,不能对组合积分系统进行有效控制,控制精度低,烘丝出口含水率仅能控制在±0.5%范围内,抗干扰能力差.基于模型预测控制的基本原理,设计了烟草工艺过程中组合积分系统的新型控制算法,分析了该算法的传递函数及特点.新控制方案在烘丝含水率控制过程中的应用表明,可以将出口含水率控制在±0.3%范围内,提高了控制精度;当总脱水量发生变化产生干扰时,仍能保证出口含水率的稳定.     

ACEROLA's CLONES OF INDUSTRIAL INTEREST

In order to know which clone of acerola is better for acerola industrialization, we studied the pectin methylesterase (PME) specific activity, pectin content and vitamin C content in five different clones of acerola. The pectin yield varied from 1.37 to 2.99% and the highest content of pectin occurred in clones 3 and 5. Ascorbic acid varied significantly from 1157.5 to 1735.5 mg/100 g of pulp in the five clones. The highest content of vitamin C occurred in clone 4. The PME specific activity varied from 0.79 to 2.92 units g ^?1 /g of pulp and the highest values occurred in clone 2. We also studied the optimum temperature and the optimum pH of this enzyme. Clones 1, 2, 4 and 5 showed optimum temperature at 90C. Clone 3 showed practically the same specific activity at all temperatures studied. Clones 1 and 4 showed an optimum pH of 9.0 and clone numbers 2, 3 and 5 showed a pH optimum at 8.5.     

Consumer acceptability and purchase intent of probiotic yoghurt with added glucose oxidase using sensometrics,artificial neural networks and logistic regression

This research aimed to identify the drivers of acceptance and purchase intent of a probiotic (Bifidobacterium longum BL05) nonflavoured yoghurt supplemented with glucose oxidase, and to model the consumers’ acceptability using sensometrics and artificial neural networks (ANN). Consumers (n = 100) evaluated the degree of liking of yoghurt assays in respect of appearance, aroma, taste, texture and overall linking. Sensometric techniques – multiple linear regression (MLR), partial least squares regression (PLS), principal component regression (PCR) – and ANN were used to model the overall liking. Sensory drivers of global acceptance and purchase intent were also determined using logistic regression (LR). Hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) identified three consumer segments that presented differences in all sensory attributes evaluated (P < 0.05). The ANN model showed the best performance to predict overall liking, followed by the MLR, PLS and PCR, indicating that taste and texture were the most significant attributes impacting the yoghurts overall liking. In accordance with the logistic models, overall acceptance and purchase intent could be predicted with 81.94 and 85.49% accuracy, respectively. The logistic regression indicated that taste was the attribute that contributed significantly (P < 0.0001) to higher scores for purchase intent and was considered the driver of acceptance.     

CHARACTERIZATION OF STOMACH AND PYLORIC CAECA PROTEINASES OF TAMBAQUI (COLOSSOMA MACROPOMUM)

The effects of pH, temperature, inhibitors, and substrates on proteolytic activities of crude extracts from the stomach, liver, pyloric caeca, and intestines of Colossoma macropomum were investigated. The highest acid and alkaline proteolytic activities were found in stomach and pyloric caeca, respectively. The optimum pH for the acid and alkaline proteases were 1.8 and 7.0–9.0, respectively, while the optimum temperatures were 35C and 65C. This alkaline protease thermal stability remained unaltered after 90 min incubation at 55C. A pepsin‐like protease was responsible for most of the acidic proteolytic activity (Pepstatin A inhibited approximately 90%), whereas PMSF inhibited about 40% of the alkaline protease. The alkaline proteolytic activity has attractive thermal properties for industrial applications.     

苯乙烯-丁二烯橡胶门尼黏度标准物质定值不确定度的评定

依照GB/T 1231.1-2000进行实验,利用JJF 1059-1999]对苯乙烯-丁二烯橡胶门尼黏度标准物质定值过程中的不确定度分量进行了分析和评定。该测定过程中所产生的不确定度主要由多家实验室测量重复性和定值样品均匀性、稳定性引入。定值样品苯乙烯-丁二烯橡胶SBR 1502的门尼黏度ML(1+4)100℃测量值49.1的不确定度为±0.8。     

无机盐对木瓜蛋白酶凝固大豆分离蛋白凝胶的影响

为研究食品中常见无机盐对木瓜蛋白酶凝固大豆分离蛋白凝胶的影响,以大豆分离蛋白(SPI)为原料,测定添加NaCl、KCl、CaCl2、MgCl2和MgSO4等常见无机盐后木瓜蛋白酶凝固SPI的时间、凝胶质构、凝固过程中pH值及蛋白质降解程度的变化。结果表明：添加一定浓度的无机盐可以缩短凝固时间并提高凝胶强度。相同离子强度下,Ca2+和Mg2+对凝固时间及凝胶强度影响均大于Na+和K+。添加无机盐可使SPI的pH值降低,加酶后pH值再次持续下降,但一定时间后趋于稳定。无机盐的种类和浓度对木瓜蛋白酶凝固SPI过程中蛋白质降解程度影响不明显。SPI中CaCl2的离子强度为15(CaCl2浓度为5mmol/L)时,将酶添加量从0.15%减少到0.1%,可使凝胶强度提高60%。因此,添加适量的一价及二价无机盐可显著缩短酶凝固时间并提高凝胶强度。添加Ca2+和Mg2+等二价阳离子盐类是提高木瓜蛋白酶凝固大豆蛋白凝胶强度的有效途径。